Puzzle



S. H. COLEN.

PUZZLE.

APPLICATION .FLED OCT. 5,1921. 1,438,746. Patented Dec. 12, 1922. [1| l.

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S. H. COLEN.

1 5. 1921. 1,438,746. Patented Dec. 12, 1922,

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al'. 'er @stilata SAMUEL H.' COLEN, OF WEST CNSHGHQKEN, IENNSYLVANIA.

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application inea october 5, 192i. serial no. atasco. i'

To allwhom t may concern y y Be Ait known that l, SAMUEL lil. COLEN, a citizen .of the United States, residing 'at ldest onshoholrcn, in the county of li/lontgoii'iery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain ner7 and useful iinprovements in Puzzles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanaying,- drawings. v

It is the purpose ofv the present invention to provide a puzzle including a board and a plurality of blocks movable on the boa-rd, so that certain of the blocks vniay be shifted in positions usually assumed by the players of a baseball nine, thereby providing what may be called a baseball,puzzle.,y

VAnother purpose is to provide a puzzle including a board` having a diamond, `together with an outfield indicated thereon, and channels conformingto. the ybaseball diamond, and an additional channel similar in shape to the diamond and formed in the outfield, so that the plurality of blocks sub stantially sixty-nine in all may be ,shifted from one position to another, whereby certain ofthe blocks (which constitute the players of a baseball nine) may be arranged according to the particular positions assumed by the players inthe lfield. For instance the catcher behind the home plate, the pitcher in the pitehers box, `with the severalbasexnen properly located, With lthe other blocks constituting the remainder.` of

the nine'likevvisel in their pro Der iositions.

v lt is `still another purpose to provide a baseball puzzle of this character, :wherein all the k.bloelrs constituting the players of a baseball. nine are scattered in the.y center field. in fact irregularly arranged, as shown in AFigure with the other blocks in the channels, it bemg the ann yto remove onev of the blocks in the outfield, and then be- ,srinthc -rnove the blocks until the blocks i eenst-itutingthe, players canbe arranged in their proper places,y as shown in Figure While the design` and construction `at present illustrated and set forth are deemed preferable, it is obvious thaty as a result of a reduction of the invention. to a more prac` tical form vfor commercial purposes, the

invention may be susceptible of changes, and *y n out. Certain of these blocks designated by the right to these changes is` claimed, provided` they are comprehended Within the scope of what 1s claimed.

The invention comprises further features c and combination. of parts, as will be herein after set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

`ln they drawingszy yFigure lis a plan vieu7 of the board, with the players of nine properly arranged on the diamond; i

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2442 of Figure l;` y y' i y Figure 3 is a plan view of a diamond, showing' the blocks constituting a baseball nine irregularly arranged in the in or center eld; 4Figure 4 is a sectional view'on line l-d of Figure 3.; i y

fFigure 5 y is a perspective vievv iof .the board Withoutany filler or player bloclrr thereon; and*y y IFigure 6 discloses collective views of `some of the player blocks and filler blocks; y

`Referring,to thedravvings, l designates aboard constituting a baseball field as `Whole. The upper surface of thek board, and particularly all the parts thereof which are raised are colored green, so as to represent a baseball field. rlhe board has grooves 2 and 3,' which intersect as at et, inorder to indicate the foul line on the diamond 5, which is colored blue,`though notnecessarily, for any other suitable color may be used`r its will be observed the diamond has the usual catohers box and a red colore'doutline for surrounding the first, second and third bases 6, land 8. i y, y i

The" board `has the usual right 4and left fieldset) and 10, and the usual center or out# field 1l. `The diamond Iis provided `with a channel l2, whichy conforms toy thel shape of the diamond, and connected tothis channel l2 is-a second-channel 13, Which ex tends from the channel l2between the first and secondbases through the right field and through the out or back fieldg lflkand then through the left fieldlO. `and conne `ed to the channel 12 between second and third base. lliecenter oninlield has a channel l5, which communicates ywith the channel'12. y, l x

A plurality "of blocks approximately sixty-nine in all are received in these various channels, in positions as shown in Figure l, that is `when the puzzlehas been Worked the characters l8, 19, 20,21, r22, 23, 2li, 25 and 26 constitute the players of a baseball nine While the rremainingl blocks 27, which are sixty in all are used in connection with the puzzle, and to malte it dijllicult to arrange the blocks 18 to Q6 according to the positions the baseball nine is designed to assume on the diamond. The blocks 2T engage the channels and may be shifted or moved as the case may be` in order to cause the blocks representing the players of the baseball nine to be moved. In order topermit the shitting of the blocks, in order to properly arrange the blocks representing the baseball nine, one of the blocks 27 is.de signed to be removedfrom the channel to provide space for the movement ofthe other blocks. The several blocks constituting or representing the players of a baseball nine have upstanding pins or projections 28, so

` that these blocks may be. removed, or moved inthe channel from one place to another.V

In other words the projections 28 constitute means to be grasped by the hand of the operator, whenendeavoring to manipulate and work out the puzzle.

The baseball field,4 as disclosed on the board is provided with grooves 29 and 30 indicating the coaches boxes; f y, 4

As previously stated it is theaim to arrange the blocks 18 to 26 inclusive, which constitute the players ot a baseball nine, so

that they can be shifted to certain positions, to show where they should be positioned, when the players` of a'nine are on the field, as shown in Figure l.

However when the puzzle is to be worked out,v the-blocks, which are to represent the players of a baseball nine. arel first irregularly arranged on the board in the center or inlield, as shown in Figure 3. 'After so arranging these blocks, with the other blocks 27 disposed as shown, onel of the blocks 27 is removed .from one of the channels, sav for instance at 30a. After removingthis block the other blocks may be shifted invarious directions, until the party working out the puzzle has `arranged the blocks 'l8fto 26 in positions `shown in Figure l. While the blocks 18 to 26 and the diamond are colored red, and the baseball field green, it is obvious that any other suitable color 'may be employed, though green is most preferable for the baseball field, in order to represent grass. f

The various player blocks 1S` to 26 are provided with upstanding lugs 28 to be engaged bv'the hand of the operator, 'for shiftingr the blocks from one position to another.

The invention having been set forth, what` is, claimed as being useful is:

1. In a baseball puzzle, a puzzle game boardvh'aving a baseball diamond comprising a channel bounding the infield, a second channel substantially of angular form with Yits ends connecting with thek lirstchannel bctween first and second bases and between second and third bases, a home plate depression connecting with said first channel, a depression of ak width substantially equaling twice the width of either channel, said last mentioned depression intersecting the pitchers boX and connecting opposite portions of the first channel between home plate and iirst base and between second and third bases, and a plurality of filler and player blocks adapted to be promiscuously arranged in said channels and depressions, whereby upon temporarily removing one or another of the filler blocks at different localities, the various remaining blocks may be shifted through the channels and depresisons whereby the player blocks may be arranged in positions corresponding to therespective 4positions of ball players on a field. f

In a baseball puzzle, a puzzle gaine boardV provided with a baseball diamond comprising channels of angular form, one bounding the infield, the other bounding the outfield, the latter connecting theformer between first and second bases and second and third bases, said board having a home plate depression connecting the former channel, a plurality of filler and player blocks adapted to be promiscuously arranged in said channels and the depression, a seconddepression of a width `substantially equaling twice the width of any two blocks and adapted to receive certain of said blocks, said last mentioned depression `intersecting the pitchers box, and connecting opposite portions of the former" channel between the home plate depression and first base, and between secondl and third bases, whereby upon temporarily removing one or another of the filler blocks at different localities, the remaining blocks may be shifted through the channelsand the depressions, and thereby result "in 'placing the playerblocks in their respective posi.- tions according to the positions of players in a baseball game.

3. In awbaseball puzzle, a. puzzle game board having an infield diamond bound by a channel and an outfield diamond bound by a channel, the latter connected to the former between first and second bases and betweenl second and third bases, -a home plate depression connecting the `former channel, and a depression 'intersecting the pitchers box and connecting the former channel betweenl home plate and first base and between second and third bases, said channels and depressions adapted to receive ya promiscuous' arrangement of'tillery and player blocks;

In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my signature.y 

